Reunion Under The Apple Tree -- A DDLC Fanfiction

Prologue : A brief summary of the last story

A13 was a regular 17 years old teenager who lives in H city. He lived a normal life as a student in high school and a member of the militia.

He started playing a dating sim called 'Doki Doki Literature Club' 3 months ago. The game is about a high school male joining a literature club at his school, thus having a chance to date one of the 4 girls. However, the game went wrong as one of the girls, Monika, became sentient and realized that her world is just a game. Driven by her desperation to be loved, she modified the game code in order to make her the only option in the game, deleting the rest of the girls during the process. A13 was initially angry with what she did. However, after listening to her explanation, he decided to forgive her and they established a relationship as a couple that would stretch beyond dimensions.

Time flies and soon they celebrated their 3 month anniversary with an exchange of promise ring. Monika found a way to cross to A13's reality via a physical event. They both embraced each other under the apple tree where Monika first met A13 in person.

Just as they thought they are about to live together happily ever after, the harsh reality struck them. Due to Monika being from another dimension, her arrival has raised attention from the government and they wanted to take in Monika for 'research purpose'. A13 refused the unreasonable demand. The government then decided to sue them for 'disobeying official instructions'. With the help of Monika's ability in writing and speech, they together convinced the judges that their rights are infringed and revoked the government's order.

After everything is settled, A13 took Monika on a date just as he promised before. They travelled to the central area of H city, in which Monika learned a lot more about his reality and expressed her appreciation towards it. They shopped for casual clothes and enjoyed a dinner together. They even showered together for the first time after they arrived back home.

Unfortunately, all good things doesn't last long. They received a mail from the Government the next day and were accused of violating the national security law. A13 only had two option left: Obey the irrevocable order and bring Monika in, or leave this city. He chose the latter and planned a daring escape together with his friend and Monika. Their intention was to move to the adjacent K city and start a new life there, where they won't be tracked after switching identities.

Their plan worked out. A13 took down an entire assault squad on his own and was soon in a duel with the powerful yet notorious leader of division 11, Ernest. A13 almost defeated him in a fist fight when Ernest decided to cheat and stabbed A13's abdomen with a combat knife. Monika killed Ernest by a headshot with the pistol A13 gave her earlier but A13 had sustained far too much injury to proceed with their plan. He urged Monika to forget about him and move on with the plan. Reluctantly, Monika left her love and successfully made it to K city. She changed her identity and was since then known as Rin. Meanwhile, A13's friend discovered his body just as he is about to die of blood loss. He was admitted to hospital for further treatment in which he would spend the next few months in a coma.

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